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7 Washington opinions name it 2 courts 1994–2026 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Washington courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Houghton v. Stategreen2 sentences2001The Wyoming court adopted a straightforward rule allowing police officers to assume all containers within the vehicle may be validly searched, unless officers know or should know the container is a personal effect of a passenger who is not independently suspected of criminal activity and where there is no reason to believe contraband is concealed within the personal effect immediately prior to the search. [7] Houghton, 956 P.2d at 370, 372 . 1999The Wyoming court adopted a straightforward rule allowing police officers to assume all containers within the vehicle may be validly searched, unless officers know or should know the container is a personal effect of a passenger who is not independently suspected of criminal activity and where there is no reason to believe contraband is concealed within the personal effect immediately prior to the search. 7 Houghton, 956 P.2d at 370, 372 . | 2 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Washington. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Mahler v. Szucs
green
2 sentences2026Had the lawsuit instead been brought simply to recover the plaintiffs’ damages (the “successful result,” … [Mahler v. Szucs, 135 Wn.2d 398, 434 , 957 P.2d 632 (1998)]), a negotiated resolution may have been reached early, and, if not, the plaintiffs’ lawyers could have immediately sought summary judgment on what was a very straightforward claim. 2025Had the lawsuit instead been brought simply to recover the plaintiffs’ damages (the “successful result,” … [Mahler v. Szucs, 135 Wn.2d 398, 434 , 957 P.2d 632 (1998)]), a negotiated resolution may have been reached early, and, if not, the plaintiffs’ lawyers could have immediately sought summary judgment on what was a very straightforward claim. | 2 | 2025–2026 |
Chuong Van Pham v. Seattle City Light
green
2 sentences2026Instead, the plaintiffs approached the case as a class action, including propounding and reviewing discovery relevant to proving class claims. … That work—prosecuting the matter as a putative class action—was devoted to “unsuccessful claims, duplicated or wasted effort, or otherwise unproductive time” and must be excluded. … [See Chuong Van Pham v. City of Seattle, 159 Wn.2d 527, 538 , 151 P.3d 976 (2007)]. 2025Instead, the plaintiffs approached the case as a class action, including propounding and reviewing discovery relevant to proving class claims. … That work—prosecuting the matter as a putative class action—was devoted to “unsuccessful claims, duplicated or wasted effort, or otherwise unproductive time” and must be excluded. … [See Chuong Van Pham v. City of Seattle, 159 Wn.2d 527, 538 , 151 P.3d 976 (2007)]. | 2 | 2025–2026 |
Mahler v. Szucs
green
2 sentences2026Had the lawsuit instead been brought simply to recover the plaintiffs’ damages (the “successful result,” … [Mahler v. Szucs, 135 Wn.2d 398, 434 , 957 P.2d 632 (1998)]), a negotiated resolution may have been reached early, and, if not, the plaintiffs’ lawyers could have immediately sought summary judgment on what was a very straightforward claim. 2025Had the lawsuit instead been brought simply to recover the plaintiffs’ damages (the “successful result,” … [Mahler v. Szucs, 135 Wn.2d 398, 434 , 957 P.2d 632 (1998)]), a negotiated resolution may have been reached early, and, if not, the plaintiffs’ lawyers could have immediately sought summary judgment on what was a very straightforward claim. | 2 | 2025–2026 |
Chuong Van Pham v. City of Seattle
green
2 sentences2026Instead, the plaintiffs approached the case as a class action, including propounding and reviewing discovery relevant to proving class claims. … That work—prosecuting the matter as a putative class action—was devoted to “unsuccessful claims, duplicated or wasted effort, or otherwise unproductive time” and must be excluded. … [See Chuong Van Pham v. City of Seattle, 159 Wn.2d 527, 538 , 151 P.3d 976 (2007)]. 2025Instead, the plaintiffs approached the case as a class action, including propounding and reviewing discovery relevant to proving class claims. … That work—prosecuting the matter as a putative class action—was devoted to “unsuccessful claims, duplicated or wasted effort, or otherwise unproductive time” and must be excluded. … [See Chuong Van Pham v. City of Seattle, 159 Wn.2d 527, 538 , 151 P.3d 976 (2007)]. | 2 | 2025–2026 |
State v. Polk
green
1 sentence2016In determining whether two criminal offenses require the same criminal intent, we “first look to the underlying statutes to determine whether the intents of each statute, if any, are the same or different for each count.” State v. Polk, 187 Wn. | 1 | 2016–2016 |
American Discount Corp. v. Saratoga West, Inc.
green
1 sentence1999American Discount sets out a straightforward analysis of *624 timeliness. 81 Wn.2d at 43 . | 1 | 1999–1999 |
State v. Davis
green
2 sentences1994The majority unjustifiably rejects this straightforward analysis and instead relies on State v. Davis, 101 Wn.2d 654 , 682 P.2d 883 (1984), a case which the majority admits involves accomplice liability for the substantive crime of first degree robbery, not the application of a sentence enhancement to an accomplice. 1994The majority unjustifiably rejects this straightforward analysis and instead relies on State v. Davis, 101 Wn.2d 654 , 682 P.2d 883 (1984), a case which the majority admits involves accomplice liability for the substantive crime of first degree robbery, not the application of a sentence enhancement to an accomplice. | 1 | 1994–1994 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.